ERTH20001 Dangerous Earth (University of Melbourne): rated 3.1/5 overall across 16 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ERTH20001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Earth Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 危险的地球
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Earth Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
An introduction to the study of natural hazards on the Earth, at various different spatial and temporal scales, their impact on human populations and principles of planning, response and mitigation. The course will cover hazards of geological and meteorological origin, as well as major global cat.
ERTH20001 has 16 scored reviews: overall 3.1/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "**Dangerous Earth (ERTH20001) is hands down THE WORST subject I've ever completed. I highly recommend that you avoid this sub if it's not your core.** Initially I was under the impression that learning about earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes and floods would be very interesting…"
On Reddit: "Dangerous Earth ERTH20001, got a juicy H1 with very little effort. It is a just natural disasters subjects and it was pretty easy. For the exam all the questions except 1 where basic high school knowledge or really simple concepts on natural disasters, for the exam all we had to…"
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Q: Is ERTH20001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 16 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ERTH20001, and when is it offered?
A: ERTH20001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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